Source: TRT World
In spite of rising Islamophobia, a record number of Muslims were elected to the House of Commons in the UK’s recent election.
Muslim candidates won 19 seats in the December 12 poll, four higher than in the last election in 2017.
However, Muslims in the UK are far from a monolithic voter block, their 3.4 million population is considered electorally significant.
Out of the 220 women elected to parliament, 10 were Muslims
Of those elected, 15 are members of the Labour Party and the other four are Conservatives.
During the campaign, the Labour Party fielded 33 Muslim candidates, while the ruling Conservative Party put forward 22.
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